Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
2007 
369 
279 
500 
264 
1,077 
481 
611 
$1,000, 2012 
88,953 
181,382 
234,136 
46,201 
51,681 
42,001 
48,693 
2007 
77,341 
115,522 
269,141 
37,797 
26,576 
29,713 
45,219 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
244,377 
558,098 
475,886 
181,893 
48,756 
86,421 
82,670 
2007 
209,597 
414,058 
538,282 
143,171 
24,676 
61,774 
74,008 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
212 
220 
299 
152 
617 
330 
358 
2007 
229 
187 
320 
186 
674 
345 
385 
$1,000, 2012 
17,247 
9,553 
6,196 
3,486 
6,018 
792 
3,604 
2007 
10,462 
5,985 
5,287 
2,375 
1,407 
1,023 
2,241 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
219 
245 
317 
157 
461 
267 
273 
2007 
204 
196 
309 
166 
420 
218 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
12,183 
10,585 
7,604 
2,552 
1,829 
331 
1,517 
2007 
6,592 
5,289 
3,570 
1,152 
810 
446 
666 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
188 
219 
234 
122 
367 
203 
188 
2007 
186 
170 
247 
131 
313 
176 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
8,952 
8,341 
3,816 
2,283 
5,778 
1,819 
1,226 
2007 
5,333 
4,127 
4,166 
1,885 
1,271 
3,661 
1,253 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
34 
80 
115 
57 
250 
117 
138 
2007 
24 
74 
137 
43 
212 
97 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
2,972 
15,213 
48,600 
8,329 
1,935 
8,808 
12,760 
2007 
5,376 
8,866 
87,837 
9,437 
603 
6,160 
10,324 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
14 
6 
38 
20 
148 
56 
75 
2007 
14 
12 
40 
22 
122 
49 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
2,571 
(D) 
7,713 
35 
846 
810 
657 
2007 
746 
277 
7,332 
492 
368 
245 
357 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
26 
79 
92 
47 
142 
82 
74 
2007 
12 
70 
112 
26 
120 
68 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
402 
(D) 
40,887 
8,294 
1,089 
7,998 
12,103 
2007 
4,630 
8,589 
80,505 
8,944 
235 
5,915 
9,966 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
93 
104 
207 
139 
749 
309 
409 
2007 
84 
92 
236 
112 
687 
273 
392 
$1,000, 2012 
7,706 
88,196 
103,904 
12,085 
5,779 
16,538 
14,182 
2007 
12,501 
54,112 
117,398 
7,233 
3,586 
4,350 
16,789 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
330 
312 
484 
246 
1,028 
471 
563 
2007 
351 
277 
488 
252 
1,051 
476 
589 
$1,000, 2012 
5,563 
6,839 
5,729 
(D) 
2,874 
1,645 
1,653 
2007 
4,787 
4,538 
5,363 
1,775 
1,512 
1,349 
1,663 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
231 
232 
335 
169 
549 
278 
316 
2007 
185 
173 
280 
139 
417 
196 
255 
$1,000, 2012 
2,040 
2,506 
3,145 
721 
1,642 
940 
1,055 
2007 
1,975 
1,820 
3,173 
775 
1,598 
821 
797 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
289 
269 
405 
197 
809 
382 
478 
2007 
330 
264 
466 
232 
993 
433 
559 
$1,000, 2012 
6,221 
7,502 
7,581 
1,977 
2,750 
1,554 
2,458 
2007 
5,161 
4,621 
5,181 
4,108 
2,624 
2,154 
2,145 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
126 
145 
201 
86 
236 
117 
119 
2007 
105 
123 
154 
53 
181 
65 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
8,659 
9,516 
13,508 
(D) 
13,852 
4,986 
3,903 
2007 
6,884 
6,892 
14,449 
3,549 
5,555 
4,881 
2,742 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
55 
63 
89 
37 
105 
52 
62 
2007 
48 
35 
72 
20 
84 
29 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
759 
1,957 
9,930 
1,098 
1,721 
470 
364 
2007 
1,520 
770 
4,182 
664 
815 
600 
161 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
96 
151 
129 
32 
78 
49 
64 
2007 
63 
54 
49 
18 
57 
33 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
1,014 
3,456 
3,895 
1,026 
278 
(D) 
456 
2007 
1,105 
(D) 
308 
(D) 
363 
75 
72 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
131 
156 
144 
75 
203 
79 
113 
2007 
121 
134 
132 
46 
166 
85 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
7,025 
6,788 
2,813 
1,132 
1,109 
615 
1,337 
2007 
5,656 
3,889 
2,664 
678 
493 
783 
817 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
22 
16 
46 
18 
25 
19 
33 
2007 
23 
7 
21 
21 
33 
23 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
926 
299 
1,237 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
176 
2007 
460 
(D) 
751 
(D) 
75 
180 
26 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
138 
152 
164 
89 
197 
105 
117 
2007 
114 
105 
123 
58 
175 
107 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
2,284 
3,327 
2,966 
1,506 
1,698 
780 
1,101 
2007 
3,065 
1,899 
2,058 
854 
2,068 
884 
1,152 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
93 
109 
120 
63 
141 
78 
82 
2007 
82 
70 
88 
44 
131 
77 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
1,491 
2,319 
2,519 
1,160 
1,280 
575 
866 
2007 
2,255 
1,087 
1,518 
544 
1,798 
554 
792 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
89 
119 
84 
48 
112 
58 
64 
2007 
91 
68 
77 
36 
112 
61 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
794 
1,008 
447 
347 
417 
205 
235 
2007 
810 
812 
541 
311 
270 
330 
360 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
345 
310 
458 
244 
1,001 
471 
576 
2007 
339 
259 
471 
244 
993 
457 
541 
$1,000, 2012 
1,467 
2,498 
2,373 
615 
2,346 
805 
1,236 
2007 
1,137 
2,552 
2,127 
892 
2,003 
677 
1,262 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
174 
188 
210 
99 
486 
256 
268 
2007 
179 
177 
238 
118 
389 
216 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
3,934 
4,806 
10,838 
2,128 
2,012 
1,485 
1,664 
2007 
5,326 
9,359 
10,626 
1,543 
1,791 
1,672 
3,110 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
190 
187 
260 
104 
347 
166 
211 
2007 
165 
130 
218 
88 
375 
163 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
7,421 
9,417 
10,469 
2,896 
4,422 
1,746 
4,256 
2007 
6,403 
5,015 
6,636 
1,546 
4,125 
2,693 
2,213 
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282 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
